The Edgewater Eagles will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Ocoee Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Edgewater is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Dora on Monday.
Edgewater got a good showing from Jayden Benfer, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest earned runs Benfer has allowed since back in March of 2025.
At the plate, Sean Baker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. Another player making a difference was Blake Alderman, who went 3-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Ocoee gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. Everything went their way against East Ridge as they made off with an 11-1 win.
Bobby Judd tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Ocoee let Serico Allen and Jaden Brown run wild. Allen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and one RBI, while Brown got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Trenton Nice was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs.
Ocoee always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Ridge only posted an OBP of .318.
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